Appeals court upholds Abu Ghraib verdict, sentence
Nowhere near long enough if you ask me, but those at the highest levels have to be prosecuted as well!
ARLINGTON, Va. — The U.S. Army Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the conviction and six-month sentence given to reservist Sabrina Harman for her role in the Abu Ghraib prisoner-abuse scandal.
In a ruling June 30, the court in Arlington, Va., largely affirmed the results of a court-martial held at Fort Hood, Texas, in 2005.
The outcome was not affected by irregularities the appellate court found in the format of the jury’s verdict.
The former specialist from Lorton, Va., is among 11 low-ranking U.S. soldiers convicted of crimes at the prison near Baghdad in late 2003 and early 2004.
Harman’s crimes included placing wires in the hands of a hooded detainee who was told he would be electrocuted if he fell off a box. She also was convicted of photographing that episode and of posing for a photograph with detainees who had been stripped and placed in a human pyramid.
July 16th, 2008 | Category: war crimes
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